Fasting faster go away? (a sharing by Priscilla Chua, Singapore)

Fasting on Ash Wednesday as well as the commitment to fast every Thursday have seen me giving up dinner and going to bed hungry. So every Thursday night, I can't wait for the next day to come so that I can eat!

Reflecting on that, I realised that I have the luxury of waiting for tomorrow to come, knowing that food will be easily accessible - to cook, to snack on or just buying it from the two kopitiams (eating places) downstairs. But not everyone is able to enjoy this comfort that we take for granted.

Some poor kid elsewhere may only have the remnants from fast-food restaurants once in a while for their meals and may not even come in contact with clean water for consumption. But I've been given a chance to suffer with them during this Lenten journey, even if whatever that I'm experiencing every Thursday is nothing compared to theirs.

Prayers and the right intentions would make fasting easier to go by and I believe God will give me the grace to strengthen me during the period of dying to self. Most importantly instead of some psycho effects such as "I'm not hungry I'm not hungry", I tell myself "I'm hungry but this if for God".



Thanks Priscilla for sharing this! I'm moved that you have taken upon yourself to stay strong to this commitment especially because you find it hard. It's amazing, the will of a human being searching to unite oneself with God. Nothing binds friends together like suffering does. I hope this Lent, you've grown that much closer to God in the suffering you have experienced. God will bless the kid in the street because He sees how you have lifted up your pains in union with those of the poor. You make so much sense when you say it's not about bluffing yourself psychologically (telling yourself that you're not hungry), but it's offering up the hunger to the Lord. God bless you the way He has blessed us all through your words!

Everyone else, do feel free to comment on Pris' sharing; better yet, share with us all your journey in Lent so far - experiences, difficulties, encounters with God, etc...